rustokala

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of rusto (“cartilage”) +‎ kala (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrustoˌkɑlɑ/, [ˈrus̠to̞ˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): rus‧to‧ka‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): rusto‧kala

Noun

rustokala

1. cartilaginous fish

Declension

Inflection of rustokala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		rustokala	rustokalat
genitive		rustokalan	rustokalojen
partitive		rustokalaa	rustokaloja
illative		rustokalaan	rustokaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rustokala	rustokalat
accusative	nom.	rustokala	rustokalat
	gen.	rustokalan
genitive		rustokalan	rustokalojen rustokalain rare
partitive		rustokalaa	rustokaloja
inessive		rustokalassa	rustokaloissa
elative		rustokalasta	rustokaloista
illative		rustokalaan	rustokaloihin
adessive		rustokalalla	rustokaloilla
ablative		rustokalalta	rustokaloilta
allative		rustokalalle	rustokaloille
essive		rustokalana	rustokaloina
translative		rustokalaksi	rustokaloiksi
abessive		rustokalatta	rustokaloitta
instructive		—	rustokaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rustokala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rustokalani rustokalani accusative nom. rustokalani rustokalani gen. rustokalani genitive rustokalani rustokalojeni rustokalaini rare partitive rustokalaani rustokalojani inessive rustokalassani rustokaloissani elative rustokalastani rustokaloistani illative rustokalaani rustokaloihini adessive rustokalallani rustokaloillani ablative rustokalaltani rustokaloiltani allative rustokalalleni rustokaloilleni essive rustokalanani rustokaloinani translative rustokalakseni rustokaloikseni abessive rustokalattani rustokaloittani instructive — — comitative — rustokaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rustokalasi rustokalasi accusative nom. rustokalasi rustokalasi gen. rustokalasi genitive rustokalasi rustokalojesi rustokalaisi rare partitive rustokalaasi rustokalojasi inessive rustokalassasi rustokaloissasi elative rustokalastasi rustokaloistasi illative rustokalaasi rustokaloihisi adessive rustokalallasi rustokaloillasi ablative rustokalaltasi rustokaloiltasi allative rustokalallesi rustokaloillesi essive rustokalanasi rustokaloinasi translative rustokalaksesi rustokaloiksesi abessive rustokalattasi rustokaloittasi instructive — — comitative — rustokaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rustokalamme rustokalamme accusative nom. rustokalamme rustokalamme gen. rustokalamme genitive rustokalamme rustokalojemme rustokalaimme rare partitive rustokalaamme rustokalojamme inessive rustokalassamme rustokaloissamme elative rustokalastamme rustokaloistamme illative rustokalaamme rustokaloihimme adessive rustokalallamme rustokaloillamme ablative rustokalaltamme rustokaloiltamme allative rustokalallemme rustokaloillemme essive rustokalanamme rustokaloinamme translative rustokalaksemme rustokaloiksemme abessive rustokalattamme rustokaloittamme instructive — — comitative — rustokaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rustokalanne rustokalanne accusative nom. rustokalanne rustokalanne gen. rustokalanne genitive rustokalanne rustokalojenne rustokalainne rare partitive rustokalaanne rustokalojanne inessive rustokalassanne rustokaloissanne elative rustokalastanne rustokaloistanne illative rustokalaanne rustokaloihinne adessive rustokalallanne rustokaloillanne ablative rustokalaltanne rustokaloiltanne allative rustokalallenne rustokaloillenne essive rustokalananne rustokaloinanne translative rustokalaksenne rustokaloiksenne abessive rustokalattanne rustokaloittanne instructive — — comitative — rustokaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rustokalansa rustokalansa accusative nom. rustokalansa rustokalansa gen. rustokalansa genitive rustokalansa rustokalojensa rustokalainsa rare partitive rustokalaansa rustokalojaan rustokalojansa inessive rustokalassaan rustokalassansa rustokaloissaan rustokaloissansa elative rustokalastaan rustokalastansa rustokaloistaan rustokaloistansa illative rustokalaansa rustokaloihinsa adessive rustokalallaan rustokalallansa rustokaloillaan rustokaloillansa ablative rustokalaltaan rustokalaltansa rustokaloiltaan rustokaloiltansa allative rustokalalleen rustokalallensa rustokaloilleen rustokaloillensa essive rustokalanaan rustokalanansa rustokaloinaan rustokaloinansa translative rustokalakseen rustokalaksensa rustokaloikseen rustokaloiksensa abessive rustokalattaan rustokalattansa rustokaloittaan rustokaloittansa instructive — — comitative — rustokaloineen rustokaloinensa

Further reading

• “rustokala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023